PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing to stick with Justin Fields at quarterback once again, with head coach Mike Tomlin announcing the team is planning to start the young QB in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Steelers are still waiting for Russell Wilson to turn to full strength after suffering a calf injury in training camp and then aggravating the injury prior to Week 1 in practice. While they continue to allow Wilson to recover, they’re focused on the players they have healthy, and are moving forward with Fields in Week 3.

Tomlin said Wilson is not scheduled to be a full participant in practice this week and until he is, they will stick with Fields. “We’ll stay in that mindset until something else happens,” Tomlin said on sticking with Fields.

Fields is 2-0 this season, throwing for 273 yards and a touchdown, completing 30 of 43 passes in the first two games. He has not caused a turnover this season.

NFL insiders have made it known that Fields could have control of the job long-term after starting undefeated.

“Russell Wilson is working his way back and as long as that’s the case Justin Fields is the starter. You’re not gonna take the guy out of the lineup when you’re winning football games,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter said.

The Steelers will not shut down Wilson this early in the week and will leave the door open for Wilson to play. If he is inactive, the team will still utilize him as the emergency quarterback as they have through the first two games.

The backup will be Kyle Allen. Wilson will only be eligible to play as the emergency QB if both Fields and Allen are unable to play.

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Millions of birds are in the middle of their migrations through western Pennsylvania, and you can play a small part in helping them along on their journeys. 

Peak migration season is typically mid-August to mid-October, and 200 million birds are predicted to migrate across the country on Monday night. 

“Right now is a really important time for bird migration, and in fact, over 719,000 birds flew over Allegheny County just last night. They migrate at night because they use the stars and the moon to help with navigation,” said Rachel Handel, the communications director for the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. 

But Handel says light pollution can be a big problem for birds on the move. 

“That could be as big as stadium lights or really as small as keeping a light on in your home late at night. Those lights can distract the birds when they’re flying. That can lead to overexertion, that can lead to them becoming confused.”

Handel says there are ways you can help make their trip a little smoother.

“Simply turn off the lights at night and encourage their neighbors to do it too,” Handel said. 

Their destination? South.

“We are seeing a lot of warblers migrating, and a lot of hummingbirds. They tend to migrate southwards to Mexico, Central America, South America, so they have a long journey ahead of them, and of course there will be stops along the way,” Handel said. 

Handel says leaving out bird seed and nectar for hummingbirds is especially helpful right now as they make pitstops to fuel up.

“The best things we can do is to provide some additional food sources to help them along as they migrate,” Handel said.